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CSPA and Allies Seek Supplemental DEIS on Yuba River Hydroelectric Projects
CSPA, Trout Unlimited and American Rivers filed a motion on June 21 that asks the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to account for the reintroduction of anadromous fish in the South Yuba and Middle Yuba rivers. The motion asks FERC to issue a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the relicensing of the Yuba-Bear and
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CSPA Sues Delta Stewardship Council over Delta Plan
On 17 June 2013, the California Sportsfishing Protection Alliance joined the California Water Impact Network, AquAlliance, Friends of the River, Center For Biological Diversity and Restore the Delta in filling a lawsuit against the Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Plan and Environmental Impact Report. The lawsuit alleges numerous explicit violations of the statutory requirements of the
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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Shasta Lake Marina
CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Holiday Harbor, Inc., for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit. Holiday Harbor operates a marina and boat repair facility on the shores of Shasta Lake. The lawsuit alleged that the facility discharged polluted stormwater into the Lake Shasta, the Sacramento River and Delta. The
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CSPA Wins Lawsuit Against Regional Water Board’s Irrigated Lands Program
On 21 May 2013, Sacramento Superior Court Judge Timothy M. Frawley ruled that the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board’s (Regional Board) renewal of the irrigated lands program waiver of waste discharge requirements violated California’s antidegradation and non-point source control policies. CSPA filed the lawsuit on 25 May 2012. The Court issued a peremptory
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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against El Dorado Concrete Facility
CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against CEMEX Construction Materials Pacific LLC for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit. CEMEX operates a concrete product manufacturing facility in El Dorado California. The lawsuit alleged that the facility discharged polluted stormwater into French Creek, Big Canyon Creek, Cosumnes River and thence the Mokelumne
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